May-18-13 Norway Chess Tournament (2013) 
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dumbgai: Given Wang Hao's form in the last two rounds, and Hammer's play against the rest of the field...how in the world did Hammer beat Wang Hao???
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| | May-15-13 Karjakin vs Nakamura, 2013
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dumbgai: Interesting, Karjakin said in the interview that he thought he got a worse position out of the opening and was trying to equalize. He didn't think he was better until 22...Ne5 which allows him to hold onto his extra pawn.
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| | May-15-13 Radjabov vs Anand, 2013
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dumbgai: Radja looks like he's playing scared.
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| | May-14-13 T Hickendorff vs R Van Bokhorst, 2005
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dumbgai: Hey man, give AJ a break. I'd be mentally broken too if a GM cheated with a program to beat me on ICC.
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| | May-14-13 Aronian vs J L Hammer, 2013
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dumbgai: Looks like an opening disaster for Hammer. Dominguez played 13...Bxf3 14. Bxf3 Bxd4: Pelletier vs L Dominguez, 2008
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| | May-11-13 A Ushenina vs O Girya, 2013
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dumbgai: I gave this endgame a go, starting with the position at move 72. I played against Houdini, giving myself 1 minute for the game plus a 15 second increment per move. I messed up the first time and got it on my second try. The trick is to know how to keep the opposing king fenced in, ...
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| | May-11-13 V Ni vs S Chiang, 2013
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dumbgai: Bravo Sarah, finally getting on the scoreboard, and in fine style.
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| | May-11-13 A Muzychuk vs T Kosintseva, 2013
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dumbgai: I have never liked 5...Bd6. Compared to the game continuation, 5...f6 allows black to trade queens earlier and start pushing her queenside pawns.
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| | May-09-13 Kamsky vs J Benjamin, 2013
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dumbgai: Come on Gata, you must have better openings prepared than this.
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| | May-09-13 J L Hammer vs Karjakin, 2013
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dumbgai: 44. Rf4 would have been better, I think. 44...Rxf4 leads to a draw, and other moves allow white to keep his rook on the 4th rank. Black's best try would be 44...Re2 threatening Bg1, but 45. Nd4 Ra2 46. Ne6 forces the bishop to move away. In the game continuation, white loses his ...
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